Breaking through the sky again

two

Xiuxiu was measuring a pavilion on the mountainside with her feet, ten steps from north to south, and ten steps from east to west. There was nothing wrong with it. She had already measured it dozens of times.Alas——she sighed, and slapped her hand on the railing.At the foot of the mountain is a sparkling lake, surrounded by yushu and Qionglin, full of fragrance, but she can't go anywhere, so she is trapped in this small pavilion.

Today is the 21st, and the emperor favored the honor banquet in Xiyuan Garden.Getting up early in the morning, the people from the inspector's mansion waited on Mr. Liu to take a bath, comb his hair, put on three layers of clothes for the audience, and put everything in order. Xiuxiu circled around him twice, looking up and down, Nodded, "Buddhas rely on gold clothes, people rely on clothes, Liu Fei, you have looked more magnificent these two days."

Liu Fei rolled his eyelids, "Hey~ what are you talking about? Am I, Liu Fei, a person who needs to rely on clothes to support my appearance? I have always had a good demeanor, okay? This is called having a poetic and scholarly spirit!"

Xiuxiu listened to him bragging, and was about to make fun of him, when suddenly a young eunuch from the palace came to deliver the emperor's dictation, saying that Bao Xiuxiu, the inspector, should go to Xiyuan to meet him, so Ruyi hurriedly said Hands up and down, tidy up for Xiuxiu for a while.Xiuxiu stretched her arms and waited for Ruyi to tie those odds and ends around her waist, and asked Liu Fei strangely: "The emperor invited you to a royal banquet today, what's the matter with me? Why did you specially preach the edict to let me go?"

Liu Feilue thought for a while, and said: Didn't my eldest brother come that day to say that the case was about to be dealt with? After all, we had more than half of it in hand, maybe the emperor summoned you to ask your opinion.Let me tell you, if the emperor asks you this, you should answer this and that, if the emperor asks you that, you should say that and that...

In fact, Xiuxiu can deal with many things on her own now, but she still listens to Liu Fei's opinions habitually, so she nodded and wrote them down one by one. On the way, she silently passed these words in her heart Once again, but after arriving at this pleasant place, it was so easy to wait for the holy chariot, but the emperor didn't even get off the chariot. He only asked her to wait here with a smile, and then waved for several palace servants to carry on. I went up the mountain.

So she could only stay here and wait stupidly. It has been almost an hour now.There is an ethereal sound of music coming from the exquisite pavilions shaded by forests on the top of the mountain, and the palace people who have been passing by repeatedly climb up the steps with food boxes and utensils in their hands. The imperial banquet has probably begun, right?Liu Fei, you are enjoying the music and tasting the fine wine in the golden palace, but I have to stand in this broken pavilion and drink the wind. It's really unfair!Emperor!What do you mean by leaving me here?

well!Bao Xiuxiu sighed again full of complaints, and suddenly felt someone approaching stealthily from behind.who? !The warrior's intuition made her tense her muscles instantly, and she was about to turn around, but she immediately felt a burst of fragrant wind, mixed with excited and joyful breathing.There is absolutely no malice in the visitor!So she held back and didn't move.Then the man lightly pounced on her back, covered her eyes with a pair of soft hands, and at the same time, a clear laughter sounded: "Wen Bizheng! Guess who I am?"

Is this still a guess? "Lele——" Xiuxiu pulled down her hand helplessly and turned around, and in front of her was the delicate and savage princess, "Wrong, I am not Wen Bizheng, I am Bao Xiuxiu... Hey, I also Wrong, it's the princess..." She slapped her head, "Wei Chen has seen..."

"Oh—you're really mad at him, aren't you?" Princess Anle interrupted her with a pouted mouth and stomped her feet, then put on a bright smiling face, and wrapped her arm around her, "You and I are not princesses. In the relationship with the courtiers, we are friends who have lived together through life and death! Bao Xiuxiu, I miss you so much! Come on, let's go to the building over there to talk."

As she spoke, she dragged Xiuxiu and was hugged by the court ladies, and walked to a pavilion not far away, leaving behind a smile like a yellow warbler, "I will try my best to remember to call you Bao Xiuxiu, but if I can't correct it for a while, I called it wrong, you just know I'm calling you..."

This pavilion is not big, but the location and view are excellent. When you go upstairs and open the window, you can see most of the Taiye Pond in the west. Princess Anle ordered someone to set up a table under the window. When the table was full, she sat opposite Xiuxiu, drinking wine and chatting freely.

Xiuxiu had been standing for a long time, and now she was enjoying herself for a while, when she suddenly thought of her precious son, alas, if this kid sees so many delicious food, he would be so happy.Coincidentally, Princess Anle was also thinking of Xiaobao, "Hey, where is Xiaobao? Why didn't you bring him with you today?"

"I didn't know it was you who called me. I thought the emperor called me here for a business discussion."

"How can there be so many things to discuss? My imperial brother is setting up a feast of honor and favor here, so he wished he could take a moment to enjoy it..." Princess Anle said with a casual smile, and suddenly felt that the imperial brother's behind-the-scenes arrangement was not very good. Okay, I stuck out my tongue and turned back to the topic, "I want to make a joke with you, I deliberately let the emperor hide it from you. How about this, you bring Xiaobao into the palace tomorrow, and I will take him to eat and play all the time All the delicious and fun things in the palace also let him know that his elder sister Lele didn't brag back then, and if she said that she was blessed to share, she meant that she was blessed to share!"

Xiuxiu thanked her for her kindness with a smile, and Lele waved her hand carelessly, "It's nothing. As for me, I always have a clear sense of kindness and resentment. By the way, is your Meng Ruyi better? Will he still be so bitter? Mean, petty, right?"

"Hey—princess, you misunderstood her. She has experienced ups and downs, and no one around her has been kind to her, so she is a little more defensive, and she didn't deliberately target you."

"That's not true! You have also suffered a lot, but you will always treat people with sincerity. Wen Bizheng, ah, no, Bao Xiuxiu, you two are not the same way. I think you can tolerate this second wife. It's really amazing." Self-restraint~ Forget it, since you two get along pretty well, I will have a lot of adults, don't bother with her, next time you can bring her into the palace to play."

Princess Anle inspected everyone around Xiuxiu one by one, and then talked about Liu Fei, "By the way, your scheming master is quite capable. I didn't expect him to be a candidate this time."

Xiuxiu smiled, with a bit of pride, "Don't underestimate him, he is not an ordinary pedantic scholar, he really has real talents and learning. Given the opportunity, he will definitely become a pillar of the imperial court!"

"Oh? Are you so optimistic about him? Then what kind of official do you think is more suitable for him?"

Xiuxiu held the cup and thought for a while, and said: "I think the Imperial Academy is more suitable for him, but according to his personality, maybe he is more willing to go out of Beijing to be a local official and protect the people."

"It's very easy. You guys have discussed it and let me know. I'll go and talk to Brother Huang."

Xiuxiu almost choked on a sip of wine, she quickly put down her hand and waved her hand, "No, no, that's not necessary, I'm just chatting with you, not trying to get out of the way. Mr. Liu is so proud, if he knows, I beg you To seek an official position for him, you must get angry with me."

Princess Anle sneered, "How dare he get angry with you? I can't see it. Although Liu Fei's eyes are high above the top and no one looks down on him, he didn't expect to be quite loyal to you. I heard that he I have to be entrusted to the court to stand on my own, but I am still willing to surrender myself in front of you—" The last word stretched out the voice, and the irony was obvious.

Xiuxiu blushed slightly when she heard that, "You've heard about that incident..."

The princess shook her head triumphantly, "Yes, the palace is suffocated to death, so I will ask someone to inquire about interesting things outside and come back to tell me. Ah, what happened to the big news on the most prosperous imperial street in the capital? Don't you know?"

Xiuxiu was even more embarrassed, lowered her head and clenched her hands, muttering, "This Liu Fei, somehow..."

The big news that Princess Anle mentioned happened on the way Liu Fei was on his way to praise officials the next day.That day, Xiuxiu reserved the most suitable seat in the restaurant for watching the street view, and Ruyi and Ruyi took Xiaobao to lead a large number of people to give her master a boost.Seeing that his mother was happy today, Xiaobao didn't restrain him very much, so he ate here and there, and had fun upstairs and downstairs.At this moment, he was leaning on the window sill, leaning out most of his body, looking into the distance to see the excitement, suddenly, his eyebrows were raised high, his small eyes were wide open, and he shouted excitedly: "Mother! Mother! Liu Uncle and the others are over there! They will be here soon!" At the same time, the man who was inquiring about the news trotted upstairs to report the letter.

"Oh? Really? Let me see!" Xiuxiu raised her brows with joy, took Xiaobao out of the window with the clothes on her back, and looked out, as expected, she heard the faint sound of gongs and drums coming from the distance to clear the way. . "It's really coming," she turned her head and said with a smile to Ru Yi, "You guys just stay here and watch, I have to go downstairs."

According to the rules, the number one scholar parade through the streets with imperial edicts to praise officials, and it is not important for the common people to watch at will, but civil and military officials have to kneel and bow and greet them when they meet. Colleagues are losing their prestige, so at this time, every subject will try to avoid it as much as possible. There is no one like Xiuxiu who rushes forward.

Xiuxiu came out of the building and stood at the bottom of the steps. Like everyone else, she stood on her tiptoes and stretched her neck to look in the direction of the sound of gongs and drums. The parading team slowly approached, and Xiuxiu's gaze directly passed the front of the person riding a tall horse. The number one pick couldn't wait to find Ah Fei who was walking alongside the second place.Her master should be as proud and beaming as the husband-in-law back then!But when she saw it, she realized that she was wrong. Liu Fei was sitting on the horse in a splendid dress, but he still had a calm expression on his face, not surprised by favor or shame.Xiuxiu was stunned for a moment, and then smiled softly. Her teacher, the one who had always taught her to "not change his face when Mount Tai collapsed in front of him", if he didn't have such an expression and attitude at this moment, what could he be like?

When the team approached, Xiuxiu lifted up her robe and knelt down in the street, and the inspector knelt down. Of course, the attendants she brought couldn't stand still, so they all knelt down here, and this situation attracted many people around Eyeballs, people whispered to each other, gossiping about Xiuxiu's identity.

Xiuxiu didn't care about these movements, her heart was jumping with joy and anticipation, her eyes were all on the familiar figure on the horse, she watched him getting closer, and saw the man who met her eyes For a moment, a warm smile burst into his calm and unwavering eyes, and then he reined in the horse, turned over cleanly, threw the whip in his hand into the arms of the attendant next to him, and walked briskly towards the horse. Come here.

The second runner up with him first noticed Liu Fei's actions, stopped his horse, and asked in bewilderment, "Where is Brother Nian going?" Please, I'll chase you afterward."As soon as they chatted, the number one scholar in front also noticed what was going on behind him, and turned his horse around to wait for him. As a result, the entire parade team stopped, and then, Xiuxiu's place suddenly became the center of attention for no reason. focus.

Seeing Liu Fei approaching, Xiaobao shouted "Uncle Liu" more excitedly. Liu Fei smiled and raised his head to wave to him, but Xiuxiu became more and more panicked as he approached. He winked: Hey!What are you doing?go back!When Liu Fei stood in front of her, she really said this in a low voice.Liu Fei didn't seem to hear it, and without any hesitation in front of her, he calmly knelt down and bowed deeply to her.This move was so unexpected that Xiuxiu's brain exploded. She didn't have time to stop it, and even forgot to react. He also bent down and returned a gift.Liu Fei looked at her messed up with a smile, seemed very happy, he seemed to nod his head, stood up, turned around and flew off on his horse.

The whole process was not long, and Liu Fei never said a word, but the effect was like cold water pouring into a frying pan, and the scene suddenly became lively.

"Hey, what's going on here? Why did Tanhualang worship that official?"

"You don't know? That official is the only female inspector in this dynasty, and Tanhua was her teacher before high school."

Another person interjected: "Not only to be her teacher, but also to be her husband's teacher before!"

"Yes yes yes yes"

"You don't need to do such a great gift as a master?"

"It can be said that I am about to become an official, and my future is limitless. It is rare to be so respectful and humble to the former chief officer."

"Probably because he was about to step down and become self-reliant, he gave a big gift to bid farewell to the old master. This means not forgetting the kindness of the past. Sigh, this Tanhua seems to be a loyal person who values ​​love and righteousness!"

"Yeah, rare and rare!"

There are often various shortcomings in secular life, so people are more fond of reunion dramas, and are willing to speculate, look forward to, and spread the existence of various perfect character stories such as loyal ministers, righteous men, festival women and martyrs with goodwill and enthusiasm. How many touching scenes were automatically added in their minds, and the audience who became fans couldn't wait to applaud the master immediately.

However, there are also a few who sneered at Liu Fei's move, "Hmph, a man is willing to submit to a woman, he is really worthless!"

Xiuxiu fled back upstairs amidst the discussions, but Xiaobao jumped up and asked, "Mother, why did Uncle Liu kneel down on you just now?" Xiuxiu said angrily, "Ghost knows why! He's crazy!" Yi just covered her mouth with her hands and watched her laughing uncontrollably. Finally, Xiuxiu couldn't help but burst out laughing because of her vomiting, and shouted to everyone: "Come and sit, come and sit, everyone, let's have fun, drink to your heart's content——"

"Why? What do you mean?" After seeing Liu Fei, Xiu Xiu grabbed his sleeve and asked, Liu Fei blinked innocently, "What do you mean? It doesn't mean anything. You said you were kneeling there, I Can you just ride a horse in front of you as if nothing happened? Right."

"Then what's the matter? You are so out of line, it caused a lot of discussion at that time."

"Oh? What are you talking about? Tell me," Liu Fei suddenly became interested and approached and asked, the teasing look in his eyes forced Xiuxiu to take a step back. Like husband and wife praying to each other?"

"You—fuck you!" This person now loves to take all serious topics to the wrong side when no one is around. She knew that she couldn't ask any more questions, so she turned around and left with a red face, flicking her sleeves.Liu Fei's laughter chased after her: "Madam, walk slowly, I'll see you off soon..."

At this moment, Xiuxiu thought of what Liu Fei said, and felt guilty for a while, afraid that Lele would ask this matter endlessly, but fortunately Lele's attention was not here, so she quickly changed the topic.Xiuxiu was relieved, and told her some interesting things she had encountered in her career. The princess was nervous, indignant, and laughed heartily. You, you can do so many things outside, no better than me, trapped in the palace every day, like a bird in a cage, a fish in a tank, so boring to death!"

Xiuxiu gestured towards the large lake outside, "Such a big place, isn't it enough for you to play?"

"What's the use of a big place? It's just a bigger water tank."

Xiuxiu pondered for a while, then suddenly smiled mysteriously, "Actually, it's not difficult for you to go out of the palace to play."

"Ah? Really? Really?" The princess became excited, she glanced around and lowered her voice: "Wen Bizheng, you have a way to bypass the guards and take me out secretly, right?"

"Hey, that's not it." Xiuxiu quickly waved her hands, "I'm talking about a method that can be done once and for all in an upright manner, and the empress dowager will be happy and support it."

"Oh? Is there such a good way? Tell me about it." The princess looked at her suspiciously.

"The perfect way to achieve multiple goals is to get married! Princess! Hahaha~" Xiuxiu couldn't help laughing when she saw Lele's appetite was whetted and she was listening seriously.

"Ah! You're teasing me! You're so bad!" Princess Anle understood that she was teased, and stood up relentlessly, holding her skirt and chasing her to beat her.

Xiuxiu was afraid that Lele's long skirt would trip her up, so she didn't run far from her seat, put her arm around the fist she swung, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "Hey Lele, Lele, it's my fault, I shouldn't Laugh, you adults don't count the faults of villains, please forgive me."

Lele laughed for a while and stopped.The two of them were also full of wine and food, the princess ordered people to remove the food and wine, and the maid brought tea, and the two of them drank slowly facing the beautiful scenery outside the building, very comfortable.

"Princess, although I was joking just now, it's also the truth. It's been four years since you left, have you settled for your life's major event?"

Princess Anle is different from ordinary women. She is not shy when talking about her marriage, but she is calm and content, "I suffered a little when I sneaked out last time, but it was quite useful. Now the queen mother and the emperor's brother have promised me that the marriage will be done by you." I have the final say, I don't want to just find someone who is similar to others and marry, but for my own husband, I have to choose the one I like."

"Oh~ so is there anyone you like now?" Xiuxiu is also a woman after all, and she can't restrain her gossip when talking about the affair of these men and women marrying children.

"How can it be so easy? When those people heard that I was a princess, they immediately became respectful and cautious, or they were full of flattery and flattery. Who knows what is the real face behind it?" She breathed lightly, her eyes became A little distant, "If you get acquainted in adversity and get along with each other for a long time, then you will be truly harmonious."

Xiuxiu didn't know that she recalled the past four years ago, but she thought of herself and Ah Fei, so she nodded with a smile, "That's quite right, but there's no need for everyone to suffer, the vast crowd... "When she said this, her heart suddenly moved, her eyes turned slyly, "It's all about human effort, princess... I have been waiting for nearly an hour before, did any well-educated people fall into your eyes?"

Princess Anle pointed at her twice, "Sure enough, you are smart, but...the Jinshi are all wearing the same clothes, which makes people dazzled. Apart from recognizing Liu Fei, I don't remember the other one." Both of them laughed out loud.Princess An Le suddenly pointed to the distance, "Look, those same people are now swimming in the lake again."

Xiuxiu looked into the lake, and sure enough, she saw two huge painting boats sailing in the middle of the lake, one behind the other, and the shadows on the boats were full of blue shirts.

"It's so easy for them to come here, they really enjoy it," Xiuxiu said with a smile.

Princess An Le curled her lips, "That's nothing, if you want to go swimming in the lake, we'll go there in a while, but the big boat is too stable and too slow, it's not really interesting, and the small boat is more fun, that's the kind...here, look, It’s the kind used by palace guards, it’s very fast!”

What Princess Anle pointed to was the five or six small boats that were originally parked on the shore, and now they were racing towards the direction of the two big ships as fast as a race.Xiuxiu smiled and gazed into the distance for a while, then suddenly frowned, she raised her index finger to her lips, signaling Princess Anle to keep silent, listened carefully for a moment, and then her expression changed.

"Princess, something happened over there, I have to go and see!"